Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

News
Large Groups are Freaking Out SXSW Attendees to Promote 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Red-clad ladies are popping up around the Austin festival to plug Hulu's new Elisabeth Moss-starring show.

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News
This Visually Stunning Ballet Should Come to Australia

The production stems from a dream team of Jamie xx, Royal Ballet choreographer Wayne McGregor, Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson and novelist Jonathan Safran Foer.

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Event
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life

Thu, 9 Mar - Wed, 19 Apr 2017
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

A fascinating look at the life of the famous film critic and the iconic local titles he helped champion.

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News
The World's First Craft Beer Hotel Is Coming

Complete with in-room beer taps, shower beer fridges and beer-filled jacuzzis.

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News
A Two-Day Food and Music Festival is Coming to Melbourne's Historic Pentridge Prison

Live tunes, market stalls and meals on wheels will help celebrate 20 years since the prison closed its doors.

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Event
The Salesman

Thu, 9 Mar - Wed, 19 Apr 2017
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

The latest Oscar-winning drama from Iran's Asghar Farhadi makes for compelling viewing, even if it feels a tad familiar.

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News
IMDB Adds New 'F for Female' Rating to Highlight Women in Film

This well-timed new feature lets you search by female director or female protagonist.

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News
Ten Must-See Films at the 2017 Alliance Francaise French Film Festival

See Audrey Tautou on a boat, Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp in pre-war Europe and France's equivalent of an Amy Schumer movie.

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Event
Tokyo Terrace

Fri, 10 Mar - Sun, 12 Mar 2017
Labour in Vain, Fitzroy

A musician-run Japanese kitchen pop-up on the Labour in Vain's rooftop.

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News
Mayonnaise Cafes are Japan's Latest Food Trend

Two eateries will showcase everyone's favourite condiment.

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News
YouTube is Bringing Live TV Streaming to All of Your Devices

The US service will allow viewers to watch live TV wherever they happen to be and enjoy unlimited recording.

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News
Banksy Opens Walled Off Hotel in the West Bank

Set up in secret over the last 14 months and set to open on March 11, the Bethlehem guesthouse is expected to run for a year.

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News
Tokyo Terrace is Fitzroy's New Japanese-Inspired, Musician-Run Rooftop Kitchen Pop-up

Serving up affordable izakaya fare in the first of a planned series of similar ventures.

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News
The Best of Berlinale 2017: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas

We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

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Event
Miss Sloane

Thu, 2 Mar - Wed, 12 Apr 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Jessica Chastain delivers a masterclass in this taut political thriller.

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Bar
Absinthesalon - CLOSED

82 Rose Street, Fitzroy

Fitzroy's Parisian-themed drinking den dedicated to the green fairy.

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Event
Jasper Jones

Thu, 2 Mar - Wed, 12 Apr 2017
Various cinemas in Melbourne

A young local cast does terrific work in this engaging adaptation of a beloved Australian novel.

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News
Win Tickets to the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2017

Pick from over 45 formidable films, from the Audrey Tatou-starring Jacques Cousteau biopic to Venice Film Festival highlight Planetarium.

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Event
A Rock & Roll Writers Festival

Sun, 9 Apr, 2017
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford

Australia's only festival dedicated to writing, rocking and rolling comes to Melbourne for the first time.

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